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July 20, 2005, Wednesday

One of the most contentious witnesses in the Tawana Brawley defamation case finished his testimony yesterday and court was adjourned for the weekend after being in session only one hour. Over the last week, the witness, Philip Nobile, had been...

February 27, 1998, Friday

The jury in the Tawana Brawley defamation case yesterday asked the judge to exercise control over the tone of the proceedings. In a letter signed by the foreman, people involved with the case said, the jurors indicated that they had grown...

The Rev. Al Sharpton's lawyer yesterday ended an exhaustive cross-examination of a witness in the Tawana Brawley defamation case who he sought to paint as a racist writer who had been biased against Mr. Sharpton for years. The witness, Philip...

A writer who has become one of the most contentious witnesses in the Tawana Brawley defamation case took it upon himself today to castigate the judge while trying to undermine the Rev. Al Sharpton's defense. The witness, Philip Nobile, spent his...

Much of today's testimony and bluster in the Tawana Brawley defamation trial swirled around the right to express personal, if unflattering, opinions. Michael A. Hardy, the lawyer representing the Rev. Al Sharpton, spent 20 minutes defending...

February 21, 1998, Saturday

The Rev. Al Sharpton's lawyer sought to discredit a writer in the Tawana Brawley defamation case who suggested 10 years ago that Mr. Sharpton had ''betrayed his race.'' The lawyer, Michael A. Hardy, spent most of the day cross-examining the...

There are about 700 pages of testimony, transcripts and other court papers that have been used as evidence in the Tawana Brawley defamation case, and yesterday the weary jury heard more of them. The plaintiff's lawyer, William E. Stanton, recited...

To the Editor: Re ''For Plaintiff in Brawley Suit, a Higher Standard to Win'' (news article, Dec. 30): It may not be as difficult to settle the question of whether the Rev. Al Sharpton lied as your article suggests. In my 1989 Spin interview with...

January 5, 1998, Monday

To the Editor: In his review of ''What Wild Ecstasy'' (April 27), Robert Christgau writes regarding John Heidenry's admitted copying, ''Despite complaints from some of the writers whose work Mr. Heidenry relies on, he adds something to what he...